Today my '05 1200/S left me for good, replaced by a newer, dirtier ride that will go where no Bandit has gone before. Long distance rides on the big B12 were curtailed last year by the addition to the stable of a true long distance steed, the ST1300. I still enjoyed riding the big girl for shorter trips, 200 miles or less and all was well until we picked up a new place in the mountains. All those fire roads and forest access roads just kept calling to me, so today I answered.
I'll miss the big bandit, they really are terrific rides and only those who haven't had one speak ill of them, betraying their ignorance.